Camilo Joaquín VILLARRUEL (known as Milo J)

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Singer Milo J claimed that the government interfered with his right to perform his own work in February in relation to an event he had planned at a cultural site. 

On 12 February 2025, Milo J announced the suspension of the listening preview of his new album 166 – Deluxe Retirada, a few minutes before the event was scheduled to take place at the Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos in Buenos Aires. He held the national Government responsible for the cancellation. The artist stated that the authorities submitted false reports to the courts alleging supposed security irregularities — such as deficiencies in evacuation plans and emergency exits, leading to the suspension of the free event, which some  20,000 people were expected to attend. 

Milo J maintained that the decision was politically motivated and criticised President Javier Milei, suggesting that the Government ‘does not like’ large gatherings at a site of memory. He also warned his followers to leave the area due to the police presence. The episode generated public debate over the use of a symbolic historical memory site and over state intervention in the suspension of the cultural event. 

Camilo Joaquín Villarruel (born in 2006), artistically known as Milo J, is a singer and songwriter. He emerged on the Argentinian urban music scene in late 2021 and gained international recognition between 2022 and 2023.